Clinician's Thesaurus: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports

by Edward L. Zuckerman

Hundreds of thousands of students and early-career professionals have relied on this authoritative report-writing tool, now updated for DSM-5/ICD-10-CM and newer types of evaluations. In a convenient 8" x 10.5" format, the book covers nearly all areas of concern addressed in intakes, evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and closing summaries. The user seeking the right wording for a clinical document can skim and select from thousands of technical terms, behavioral descriptors, and standard statements. Also provided are interview questions for almost every symptomatic behavior, a huge collection of mental status questions, a reproducible Mental Status Evaluation summary form, and links to hundreds of internet resources. The companion website offers all the URLs from the book, the reproducible forms, and a handy reference on current psychiatric medications.

New to This Edition
*A list of all psychiatric ICD-10 diagnoses (all of the codes in DSM-5, plus many more), including Z codes essential to a comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation.
*Sample evaluation report keyed to the book's chapters.
*Sections on additional clinical intimate partner violence, gender identity, human trafficking, recovery-oriented language, and more.
*Many more Internet links, including a wide variety of screening and assessment tools.

See also The Paper Office for the Digital Age, Fifth Edition , by Edward L. Zuckerman and Keely Kolmes, which provides the essential record-keeping and risk-reduction tools that every psychotherapy practice needs.

Genres: Psychology, Counselling, Reference, Textbooks

400 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2005

Reviews

[D.l. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good work reference for students

[Analie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was required reading for a class. The information is good, but can be found through other resources. I think it's best suited for beginners looking to build their clinical vocabulary.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers so much information that you will find yourself using ver and over again. With sections on what questions to ask, different formats for writing reports and progress notes, abbreviations, DSM reference, you will find this book invaluable. Although we all know that when it comes to report writing, every hospital / treatment facility / ect. has it's own style of report - this book will lend you a hand with the basics of all of them. I bought it as a graduate student and I would say that it's great for students who are new to diagnosis and report writing!

[Annie]

I want to get this book before I start my practicum and internship...